Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Find out what was in April's construction letting

The U.S. 77/I-70 interchange improvement in
Geary County was one of the projects approved in KDOT’s April letting. The
existing interchange will be retrofitted into a diverging diamond interchange,
which is a cost effective solution to improve safety and to handle a high
volume of left turn movements at the ramps.

Diverging diamond interchanges have fewer
conflict points (less opportunities for crashes), better sight distance at
turns, increased left turn lane capacity, less driver confusion and it makes enter
a ramp the wrong way extremely difficult. Construction is expected to begin
this summer on the U.S. 77/I-70 interchange and be completed by December 2016.

Two diverging diamond interchanges have been
built in Kansas – one at I-35 and Homestead Lane near Gardner and one at I-435
and Roe Avenue in Overland Park with six more either under construction or
planned for construction.

To see all of the projects approved in the
April 2015 KDOT letting, click here.